1959: abortion is allowed in some specific cases
1975: Act No. 50 (13 June)
1978: Act No. 5 and regulations for the implementation of the Act (16 June)
2016: Interpretation of the abortion Act (17 February). It was made clear that foeticid is covered by the actual law, that does not differentiate between reducing number of foetuses or terminating the entire pregnancy.

Legal conditions

Written consent by the woman

Health personnel are obliged to offer counselling on contraception but the women can deny it.

All HCPs have the right to conscientiously object; they can avoid participating in the operation itself, but cannot refuse to help in pre- and post-operation care.

Both surgical and medical abortions are free of charge for resident women. Non-resident women have to pay between 260 € (medical) and 900 – 1,000 € (surgical) unless they are registered citizens or they applied for asylum.